Cricket Highlights, 17 July: MLC 2023 (Match 5) – Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom

Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (Match 5) – Highlights

Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom faced each other in the 5th match of Major League Cricket starting this year. Batting first in that match, Washington Freedom set a moderate target in the allotted 20 overs.

Then, the Texas Super Kings couldn’t reach the target as the scheduled 20 overs ended. As a result, they have to leave the field with a small margin of 6 runs. On the other hand, Matthew Short won the man of the match title for Washington Freedom by batting brilliantly.

Washington Freedom Captain won the toss and elected to bat first and invited Texas Super Kings to bowl. Batting first, opener Matthew Short started well. But none of his companions can survive in the field. Their 1st wicket fell for 30 runs.

Wicketkeeper Andries Gous left the field after scoring 7 runs in 6 balls. He also hit 1 four.

After the departure of Andries Gause, Matthew Short was accompanied by Mukhtar Ahmed. But in the 9th over he also had to leave the field after being caught out. He scored 20 runs off 20 balls with 1 four and 1 six before getting out. Then Glenn Phillips entered the field. But he also left the field made everyone disappointed after scoring only 6 runs off 7 balls.

Then Matthew Short, who scored the most runs for the team, returned to the dressing room at the team’s 135 runs. He played a brilliant innings of 80 runs off 50 balls before getting out. His innings of 80 runs were studded with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Washington Freedom got a respectable total mainly by his batting. Eventually, Captain Moises Henriques left the field on the 1st ball of the 20th over. He scored only 21 runs off 24 balls.

Besides, Obus Pienaar was unbeaten with 18 runs from 11 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. On the other hand, Marco Jansen was unbeaten on 4 runs from 3 balls. In the end, their innings stopped at 163 after losing 5 wickets with 7 runs extra. 

Gerald Coetzee took 2 wickets with 26 runs in 4 overs for Texas Super Kings. Besides, Mitchell Santner, Mohammad Mohsin, and Dwayne Bravo took 1 wicket each.

Texas Super Kings stopped at 157 runs after losing 7 wickets to bat with a target of 164 runs. Dwayne Bravo was the only one who played well for them. No one can cross the 30-run mark without him. Dwayne Bravo played a great innings of 76 runs off 39 balls. His innings had 5 fours and 6 sixes.

Besides, Mitchell Santner scored 22 runs off 19 balls. Lahiru Milantha scored 15 runs off 20 balls. Captain Faf du Plessis scored 14 runs off 15 balls with the help of 2 fours. Besides, David Miller, who scored a fifty in the previous match, scored 14 runs off 11 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. Besides, no one else can reach the double-digit mark.

Devon Conway scored a fifty in the previous match but in this match, he scored a Golden Ducks. Milind Kumar scored 3 runs from 5 balls and Calvin Savage scored 7 runs from 9 balls.

Akeal Hossain and Marco Jansen took 2 wickets each for Washington Freedom. Apart from this, Saurabh Netravalkar, Dane Piedt, and Moises Henriques took 1 wicket each.

Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom Scoreboard

Washington Freedom – 163/5 (20.0)

Texas Super Kings – 157/7 (20.0)

Result – Washington Freedom won by 6 runs

Player of the match – Matthew Short 

Matthew Short

Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom Playing XIs